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Chancery: Crown Office: Entry Books of Commissioners
Catalogue reference: C 181
What's it about?
C 181
These entry books, compiled in the Crown Office of the Chancery, list the names of the commissioners appointed to the various commissions which were issued by that office between 1601 and 1673, with a gap between 1646 and 1652. The texts of the...
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C 181
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Title (The name of the record)
- Chancery: Crown Office: Entry Books of Commissioners
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Date (When the record was created)
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1601-1673
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Description (What the record is about)
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These entry books, compiled in the Crown Office of the Chancery, list the names of the commissioners appointed to the various commissions which were issued by that office between 1601 and 1673, with a gap between 1646 and 1652. The texts of the commissions, which were standard, are not included.
The main types of commission were the regular judicial commissions (the circuit commissions of oyer and terminer, commissions of gaol delivery, commissions of nisi prius, commissions of assize, commissions of dedimus potestatem, and commissions for the north and Wales). Justices of the peace for towns and liberties are included, but not justices of the peace for the counties. Other judicial commissions, such as gaol delivery of a specified gaol, or oyer and terminer for piracy, also appear. In addition to the judicial commissions, the entry books list the members of the whole range of administrative commissions.
Most volumes have a place index; some subjects are also included in the indexes.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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7 volume(s)
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Piracy and privateering
- Legal
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3716/
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